I can’t say if the calorie count on this headline is accurate… but it is disturbing.
“At High School, Pit Stops Add 21,000 Calories in Two Hours”
All last week, The Washington Post covered childhood obesity. This is but one of the articles that brings saliency to one of the various factors that end up eventually impacting [...]
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If you have been reading my blog for awhile then you may have noticed my skepticism about the overall nutrient quality index (ONQI), a new system that rates the nutrition quality of grocery store foods and gives them a score of 0-100.
If you haven’t been reading, let me catch you up quickly… A team of [...]
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Months ago, I was contacted by Ron Redding, the VP of sales and marketing for NuNaturals, a Eugene, OR based company selling stevia and other dietary supplements. He asked if I would try stevia and report my thoughts on the blog. I have to admit I was a bit hesitant because I was not up [...]
Filed under: supplements | Tagged: cocoa extract, stevia | 2 Comments »
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